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our big story at noon -- mitt romney was a big winner on super tuesday but he still having a tough time courting conservative voters. he notched a narrow win over rick santorum in ohio, the crown jewel of super tuesday, and one of the most important battleground states in the fall election. >> after narrowly winning the super tuesday prize of ohio and carrying five other states, mitt romney was upbeat this morning and focusing on his growing delegate count. >> after last night, i feel pretty darn good. we have a very strong response across the country from alaska to vermont. >> he also won iowa, virginia and his home state of massachusetts and he expects to nail down the nomination before the convention. but rick santorum's close second in ohio showed romney possible vulnerability with court conservatives. >> we've won in the blast, the midwest and the south and we are ready to win across this country. >> santorum came out on top in tennessee, oklahoma and north dakota. newt gingrich won his home state of georgia. >> we are not going to allow the elite to decide who we are allowed to no
our big story at noon -- mitt romney was a big winner on super tuesday but he still having a tough time courting conservative voters. he notched a narrow win over rick santorum in ohio, the crown jewel of super tuesday, and one of the most important battleground states in the fall election. >> after narrowly winning the super tuesday prize of ohio and carrying five other states, mitt romney was upbeat this morning and focusing on his growing delegate count. >> after last night, i...
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. >> another good night for mitt romney. won five of the 10 states holding contests. >> a big story in sports says the colts are going to release manning this morning. he end up in a redskins uniform? we will discuss that. >> i am cynne simpson. we begin with your traffic and weather. we have been this warm-up. the payoff is here. today and tomorrow will be nice. let's take a look at the this wednesday morning, 41 degrees in the district. couple ofn the past mornings. wind is bumping up our temperatures. e is an exception, cumberland. warmer than yesterday. a little breezy this afternoon. look at the temperatures, into the 60's. mid 60's for the metro area. tonight, temperatures in the 40's. be breezy wit chances of rain tomorrow might night. >> we're looking at the travel times and they are in our favor. 270 between father hurley boulevard, like travel times. 270 live.u to if you take 66, we will give you light as well. and in tyson's or they have been doing overnight construction, been finished. moving nicely out of dale c
. >> another good night for mitt romney. won five of the 10 states holding contests. >> a big story in sports says the colts are going to release manning this morning. he end up in a redskins uniform? we will discuss that. >> i am cynne simpson. we begin with your traffic and weather. we have been this warm-up. the payoff is here. today and tomorrow will be nice. let's take a look at the this wednesday morning, 41 degrees in the district. couple ofn the past mornings. wind is...
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mitt romney will focus on fund- raising in manhattan and then go to puerto rico. some big prizes in louisiana and illinois. virginia has a caucus on saturday. >> thank you. next on the official election calendar, the missouri caucuses on saturday. on sunday puerto rico will hold its republican caucuses. on tuesday the illinois primary is expected to be a tight one. >> the white house literally roll out the red carpet today for the british prime minister. president obama welcome the david cameron and his wife to washington. tonight the obama as host a state dinner at the white house for the camerons. >> leon panetta was not injured after officials say a stolen vehicle crashed right near to where his plane was landing in afghanistan. his surprise trip comes in the wake of a mass shooting by an american soldier. panetta spoke before a group of soldiers. he said the incident is upsetting, but does not define the relationship between the u.s. and afghanistan. >> each of these incidents is deeply troubling. we have to learn the lesson from each of those incidents. that
mitt romney will focus on fund- raising in manhattan and then go to puerto rico. some big prizes in louisiana and illinois. virginia has a caucus on saturday. >> thank you. next on the official election calendar, the missouri caucuses on saturday. on sunday puerto rico will hold its republican caucuses. on tuesday the illinois primary is expected to be a tight one. >> the white house literally roll out the red carpet today for the british prime minister. president obama welcome the...
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good >> despite misgivings, it was important for mitt romney to win the state. it is hard, against the mood of many in his country. >> joining me to assess last night's results is the senior correspondent for time magazine. we talk about a hard road ahead, but it is difficult to see at this point any of the other candidates beating mitt romney, right? >> they are bragging about their mathematical expertise. they are running the numbers and are saying the percentages santorum or gingrich would have to win our implausibly high. it is starting to give reminiscent of what we heard from the obama campaign in 2008, when they were saying hillary clinton cannot do it mathematically, but it is not a mathematical impossibility of. >> there were questions after the bruising primary campaign about whether president obama could rally hillary clinton supporters behind him. of what have we learned that would give some indication about whether mitt romney could unite the republican party? >> i do not see a lot of evidence he is going to be able to easily unite the party. he is
good >> despite misgivings, it was important for mitt romney to win the state. it is hard, against the mood of many in his country. >> joining me to assess last night's results is the senior correspondent for time magazine. we talk about a hard road ahead, but it is difficult to see at this point any of the other candidates beating mitt romney, right? >> they are bragging about their mathematical expertise. they are running the numbers and are saying the percentages santorum...
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as the nominee of this party, you must vote for mitt romney. >> polls give romney the edge but put santorum within striking distance. >> a mitt romney win here will continue his march to the nomination. a lot will say rick santorum has some support here in the midwest and has won a big victory and is not just winning in the evangelical stops. >> newt gingrich's focus on the upcoming louisiana primary. he adds ron paul took today off the campaign trail. 54 delegates will be directly elected in tomorrow's illinois primary. another 15 will be named at the state party convention in june. >> mitt romney will be in maryland later this week ahead of the april 3 primary. details are still being ironed out. we are told the of and will likely be held in rbs. -- in arbutus. details are still being finalized. >> for most areas, it's another dry and mild day of winter. the showers are tracking throughout northern carroll county. lighter showers up that way and no signs of underdeveloping. to the southeast of baltimore, we have seen a line of showers that have shown a tendency to build up thunder. a ligh
as the nominee of this party, you must vote for mitt romney. >> polls give romney the edge but put santorum within striking distance. >> a mitt romney win here will continue his march to the nomination. a lot will say rick santorum has some support here in the midwest and has won a big victory and is not just winning in the evangelical stops. >> newt gingrich's focus on the upcoming louisiana primary. he adds ron paul took today off the campaign trail. 54 delegates will be...
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there's a lot of mitt romney to do well to help solidify his role. if you take a look at the latest pole -- pocialtion romney has a double digit lead. the former massachusetts governor has drop upwards of $3 million on the state. they're outspending santorum seven to one. yet, santorum is still appearing to be confident and issues this prediction. >> i predict if we're able to do what most people think are impossible, which is to carry the state of illinois they'll stop talking about delegates and start talking about how to stop rick santorum from being the nominee. >> reporter: let's talk about the delegate count. you have romney leading with 521 delegates. santorum 237. this isn't all about the math. when you talk about mitt romney there tends to be this enthusiasm gap. it could help us with the much needed momentum. >> so, we're not in the south anymore. seems like the topics have shifted. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: it really has. depends on where the candidates are with the audience. that becomes their focus. if you think back
there's a lot of mitt romney to do well to help solidify his role. if you take a look at the latest pole -- pocialtion romney has a double digit lead. the former massachusetts governor has drop upwards of $3 million on the state. they're outspending santorum seven to one. yet, santorum is still appearing to be confident and issues this prediction. >> i predict if we're able to do what most people think are impossible, which is to carry the state of illinois they'll stop talking about...
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mitt romney celebrating an overwhelming win in puerto rico's primary. he won all 20 delegates. he questioned the economic credentials of rick santorum. he called rick santorum and president obama economic lightweights. >> i do not think you are going to replace an economic light weight with another economic light weight. >> i hear the same thing over and over again. i am praying for you. >> candidates are looking forward to the primaries ahead in louisiana. santorum has 253 delegates. the other two candidates are trailing behind. it is at 4:36. >> new developments involving a uva student convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend. >> a tornado touched down in oklahoma. >> 4 clarke 39. cleanup is occurring in parts of oklahoma. >> one of the twisters was caught on tape. take a look. it looks like that tape is darling. the tornado did damage power lines. nobody was hurt. spring did mark the beginning of spring tornadoes in oklahoma. >> in california, winter marches on for skiers and still borders. salt lake tahoe is still rolling out several inches of snow over the weekend. for those
mitt romney celebrating an overwhelming win in puerto rico's primary. he won all 20 delegates. he questioned the economic credentials of rick santorum. he called rick santorum and president obama economic lightweights. >> i do not think you are going to replace an economic light weight with another economic light weight. >> i hear the same thing over and over again. i am praying for you. >> candidates are looking forward to the primaries ahead in louisiana. santorum has 253...
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this is the scene as a two man battle between rick santorum and mitt romney. scott thuman kicks off coverage. >> illinois is getting a lot of attention for good reason. is the last big trophy that is up for grabs for a while. this could be a nail biter it or it could be a blowout. it will have a significant impact in two hours. >> know, they are certainly not the only ones on the ballot, but when voters make their powerful mark tonight, expect these two at the top. rick santorum says an upset is always possible. >> that will fundamentally change the election like no other contest to date. >> he hopes an average joe persona will pay off with voters who do not relate to mitt romney. >> when you go out there and do not talk to a teleprompter, occasionally you say things you wish you had a do over. it is important you get a sense of how real the candidate is. >> when it comes to resources mitt romney is still on top. they are outspending rick santorum by seven-one. in chicago, an eye-popping 21-1. >> if you want a conservative as the nominee of this party, you mus
this is the scene as a two man battle between rick santorum and mitt romney. scott thuman kicks off coverage. >> illinois is getting a lot of attention for good reason. is the last big trophy that is up for grabs for a while. this could be a nail biter it or it could be a blowout. it will have a significant impact in two hours. >> know, they are certainly not the only ones on the ballot, but when voters make their powerful mark tonight, expect these two at the top. rick santorum...
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illinois set up perfectly for mitt romney. it's a state that's much more partial to moderate republicans than to deeply conservative republicans. he runs the risk of losing a state tomorrow, saturday, in louisiana. he widened his delegate lead and yet nothing happened in illinois that suggests that he's going to go get the magic number of 44. gwen: sam you have been nonstop on the road and as you watched this develop what plan do you see forming in the minds of the frontrunner especially to keep people who are nipping at his heel? >> it's interesting. my first thought when i heard the etch a sketch remark i felt this was the for gab of the election campaign. everything steemed be devolving from the field. the etch a sketch moment, i'm not sure it is good for gingrich and santorum campaign to be waving. it's clearly a strategy position that they've taken, that they're planning on making after the nomination is settled and going after barack obama. this to me was what flip flop was in 2004. flip flop wasn't the punchline. in 200
illinois set up perfectly for mitt romney. it's a state that's much more partial to moderate republicans than to deeply conservative republicans. he runs the risk of losing a state tomorrow, saturday, in louisiana. he widened his delegate lead and yet nothing happened in illinois that suggests that he's going to go get the magic number of 44. gwen: sam you have been nonstop on the road and as you watched this develop what plan do you see forming in the minds of the frontrunner especially to...
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that's been the dynamic the mitt romney versus not the mitt romney. mitt romney is the pivot point in this race. those who think we've got to nominate and a whole bunch of voters who don't want to nominate him. >> he does pretty well but with other guys on the ballot becomes essentially a two-way race. almost anybody in this case santorum who has the extra benefit of that social conservative authenticity big faction in the party does well. romney has -- >> charlie one of the things that does nottity fine thi doese is economic plan. every day these guys are talking about is mitt romney authentic or social issues or whatever is the day obama wins. this was supposed to be a primary that was going to be defined by the republican alternative to obama on how they're going to repair the economy. now, romney to his credit is among those who has tried to rea main really displupped an discio talk about jobs and the economy out there on the trail. but this primary has been defined by anything but that. and that isn't a good thing for the republican party or the
that's been the dynamic the mitt romney versus not the mitt romney. mitt romney is the pivot point in this race. those who think we've got to nominate and a whole bunch of voters who don't want to nominate him. >> he does pretty well but with other guys on the ballot becomes essentially a two-way race. almost anybody in this case santorum who has the extra benefit of that social conservative authenticity big faction in the party does well. romney has -- >> charlie one of the things...
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from becoming the nominee is mitt romney himself. gwen: and then there's out there.a still maybe he could bounce back and do better than he did last time he was on the ballot statewide in pennsylvania, i'm talking about santorum. last week, romney's campaign came into trouble when a top adviser suggested his primary season promises would be wiped clean, like an etch-a-sketch, come fall. this week, it was president obama's turn to get ahead of himself politically -- stepping on his own foreign policy story by confiding to the russian president at a meeting in south korea that he might be ready to compromise on arms control issues in his second term. trouble is, he said this in front of an open microphone. hate when that happens. this was his explanation the next day -- >> look, what i said yesterday, ben, is i think something that everybody in this room understands. arms control is extraordinarily complex, very technical, and the only way it gets done is if you can consult and build a strong basis of understanding, both between countr
from becoming the nominee is mitt romney himself. gwen: and then there's out there.a still maybe he could bounce back and do better than he did last time he was on the ballot statewide in pennsylvania, i'm talking about santorum. last week, romney's campaign came into trouble when a top adviser suggested his primary season promises would be wiped clean, like an etch-a-sketch, come fall. this week, it was president obama's turn to get ahead of himself politically -- stepping on his own foreign...
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gingrich says you need both of us in the race to keep a blockade in front of romney. newt gingrich is not going to get out at least until people close to him where he might assess louisiana. gwen: you said there are republicans are fine to let this thing fight out. but aren't there mainstream republicans saying how do we get rick perry to get gingrich out and get these people to consolidate and unify? >> establishment republicans want this thing over with, because they feel romney who is the odds-on favorite to be the nominee, needs to start consolidating his base and getting his message together to take on barack obama. and start pulling in some of those independents. gwen: and not so many of the issues be on social issues. >> as long as this goes on, the candidates all find themselves in this big fight over contraception which has the potential to alienate swing he voters and women voters in the fall. gwen: do we know this has happened? >> the polling suggests and everyone you talk to says it definitely has the potential, because the group of women that we're talkin
gingrich says you need both of us in the race to keep a blockade in front of romney. newt gingrich is not going to get out at least until people close to him where he might assess louisiana. gwen: you said there are republicans are fine to let this thing fight out. but aren't there mainstream republicans saying how do we get rick perry to get gingrich out and get these people to consolidate and unify? >> establishment republicans want this thing over with, because they feel romney who is...
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latest poll, 20 points down from mitt romney. it's very clear romney does not have the passion of a lot of these republican voters. we saw it in talking to the people there who showed up at the jelly belly factory. we've seen it for months now. more and more romney has been defined and defined himself as a wealthy candidate. this week it came out that the plan for the expansion of his $10 million la jolla beachfront house including elevators for the cars. this is the kind of thing that a republican candidate has to worry about. >> and the whole etch-a-sketch. >> do you they is -- 99% don't have that. >> and michelle -- >> an etch-a-sketch issue for mitt romney, which is a nightmare. it was the nightmare branding of this candidate. santorum this week held up the etch-a-sketch to great applause at his rally. >> the people who don't know, one of his, romney the aides that at the end of the primaries, you shake the campaign and then you start anew. making people think that, oh, he's not a real substantive person. >> this is becoming
latest poll, 20 points down from mitt romney. it's very clear romney does not have the passion of a lot of these republican voters. we saw it in talking to the people there who showed up at the jelly belly factory. we've seen it for months now. more and more romney has been defined and defined himself as a wealthy candidate. this week it came out that the plan for the expansion of his $10 million la jolla beachfront house including elevators for the cars. this is the kind of thing that a...
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rick santorum insisted he, not romney, could repeal of -- obamacare. >> quit distorting my words. if i see it, it's [bleep]. >> today i asked him about the exchange. >> i do not regret it at all. he is the worst candidate to go in the mostck obama issue of the day. >> your profanity. do you regret that? >> it was in new york times was out of line. uri conservative than you are not worth your salt. >> there is no doubt that the the campaign can take made,ll and mistakes are like overnight when president a spoke to the russian leader about a missile defense shield. >> this is my last election. have more flexibility. and his opponents seized on that moment. he could be more flexible after the election? that is an alarming and troubling development. our is no time for to be pulling punches with the american people. >> the republican national capitalizing quickly web ad on the new president's perceived a mishap. lightlycriticism saying, "governor romney is once again undermining his credibility by distorting the president's words." back to you. thank you, scott. next, we show you how g
rick santorum insisted he, not romney, could repeal of -- obamacare. >> quit distorting my words. if i see it, it's [bleep]. >> today i asked him about the exchange. >> i do not regret it at all. he is the worst candidate to go in the mostck obama issue of the day. >> your profanity. do you regret that? >> it was in new york times was out of line. uri conservative than you are not worth your salt. >> there is no doubt that the the campaign can take made,ll...
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reanalysis a after tomorrow mitt romney could have an insurmountable lead in delegates. he's expected to win several states including vermont and massachusetts. recent polls show him losing to rick santorum in the all important battleground state of ohio. >> we could have a good day tomorrow in ohio. what do you think? rick santorum also spent his morning stomping around the buckeyes state. he told voters he needs their support to stay in the race. >> don't listen to the polls or the media hype and all the things about what this race is about. just focus on whether we want a man who can stand up and paint a very different vision for this country. >> with nearly 20% of delegates up for grabs on super tuesday none of the 10 states in place can be overlooked, including georgia, the stage with the most delegates on the table, also the state where gingrich leads in the polls. >> this will go on for a good while. governor romney has outspent all the rest of us if by multiples is the front-runner without any question, but he is not a very convincing front-runner and is a long w
reanalysis a after tomorrow mitt romney could have an insurmountable lead in delegates. he's expected to win several states including vermont and massachusetts. recent polls show him losing to rick santorum in the all important battleground state of ohio. >> we could have a good day tomorrow in ohio. what do you think? rick santorum also spent his morning stomping around the buckeyes state. he told voters he needs their support to stay in the race. >> don't listen to the polls or...
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. - en las informaciones el aspirante republicano mitt romney hará campañas de dylan durante esta semana, la exgobernadora ver erick, en el presidente del funcionario, donde el aspirante se presentarán un evento público a las 4 de la tarde, mitt romney que competirá por los delegados es opuesta por llegar a la denominación presidencial, los jennifer informado posibles escales durante su visita se escaló. así vamos a la segunda pausa comercial y volvemos con más información. >> sulema: y como les mencionábamos hace un minuto menos estarán de dylan hace unos días, pero mañana se realizarán las primarias en lllinois, y en ese días el ex precandidato mirón y criticó al presidente barack obama entra que rick santorum sigue buscando el voto conservador . >> reportera: buscando repetir repetimos para mañana, mitt romney desde ataco al presidente de estados unidos en su propio terreno, los últimos tres años, el presidente ha expandido su gobierno en vez de fortalecer el suelo verme americano,, por eso hizo fila durante horas por primera vez en persona a quien le dará su voto
. - en las informaciones el aspirante republicano mitt romney hará campañas de dylan durante esta semana, la exgobernadora ver erick, en el presidente del funcionario, donde el aspirante se presentarán un evento público a las 4 de la tarde, mitt romney que competirá por los delegados es opuesta por llegar a la denominación presidencial, los jennifer informado posibles escales durante su visita se escaló. así vamos a la segunda pausa comercial y volvemos con más información. >>...
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it was mitt romney who grabbed the most delegates yesterday. both appeared upbeat today as they hit the campaign trail once again. >> rick santorum's deep south wind in alabama and mississippi are a big jolt of momentum that newt gingrich should bow out of the race leaving santorum to the alternative. >> you're being out spanned and everybody is talking about all the map and all the other things that this race is inevitable. >> well, for someone who thinks this race is inevitable, he spent a whole lot of money against me for being inevitable. >> reporter: romney yet to win over the party's most conservative core nationally. he came in third in alabama and mississippi. romney did win the caucuses and hawaii and american so moe what. when i become the nominee, when i face barack obama. he -- he's a nice guy he does not understand how the economy works. >> gingrich called winning alabama and mississippi critical to his candidacy but came in second. despite pressure for him to get out of the way. he's threatening to go all the way to the convention
it was mitt romney who grabbed the most delegates yesterday. both appeared upbeat today as they hit the campaign trail once again. >> rick santorum's deep south wind in alabama and mississippi are a big jolt of momentum that newt gingrich should bow out of the race leaving santorum to the alternative. >> you're being out spanned and everybody is talking about all the map and all the other things that this race is inevitable. >> well, for someone who thinks this race is...
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but this victory is not a huge surprise since romney chose not to campaign in this state. david reports from the campaign trail. >> thank you. >> rick santorum was campaigning in missouri today, but his eyes were on kansas. republicans voted in state caucuses with 40 delegates at stake. santorum took the lion's share. >> we've had a very good day in our neighboring state of kansas. we are going to win kansas and the advanced majority of delegates from kansas! >> mitt romney took a breather from the campaign trail saturday after picking up 18 delegates overnight in guam, adding to his wide lead. romney, not expected to do well in the south, has been encouraged by the latest polling in alabama and mississippi, which hold important primaries tuesday. >> morning, y'all, i got started right this morning with a biscuit and cheesy grits, i will tell you, delicious. >> if rom can win a southern state from his more conservative rivals, that would burnish electability factors. for newt gingrich who says the native south is his path to victory, a poor showing could make tuesday his l
but this victory is not a huge surprise since romney chose not to campaign in this state. david reports from the campaign trail. >> thank you. >> rick santorum was campaigning in missouri today, but his eyes were on kansas. republicans voted in state caucuses with 40 delegates at stake. santorum took the lion's share. >> we've had a very good day in our neighboring state of kansas. we are going to win kansas and the advanced majority of delegates from kansas! >> mitt...
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voters 50 and over, mitt romney. 100,000 and over, income $100,000 and over, mitt romney. and, again, electability, mitt romney. moral character. so the romney coalition is older, richer, more -- less risk taking. gwen: more pragmatic. >> and less strongly conservative. self-identified very conservative voters who strongly support the tea party are still generally going towards rick santorum. >> the thing to watch in michigan -- excuse me, in ohio that he did in michigan was that romney was able to eat into santorum's base, get more -- he won republicans. 60% of the folks who voted in michigan, he won them by 11 points. he was able to go into that territory. santorum, unable to get out of his territory of strong conservatives even lost catholics. as a catholic, lost catholics gwen: let's talk about santorum. they have a lot riding on next tuesday and ron paul is out there trying to scarf up delegates. newt gingrich is counting on a win in georgia, the state he represented in congress for two decades. >> unlike governor romney, i'm not going to washington to manage the deca
voters 50 and over, mitt romney. 100,000 and over, income $100,000 and over, mitt romney. and, again, electability, mitt romney. moral character. so the romney coalition is older, richer, more -- less risk taking. gwen: more pragmatic. >> and less strongly conservative. self-identified very conservative voters who strongly support the tea party are still generally going towards rick santorum. >> the thing to watch in michigan -- excuse me, in ohio that he did in michigan was that...
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the latest poll shows mitt romney gaining on rick santorum. there matchup is now a statistical dead heat, but because santorum failed to complete the paperwork, he may not be eligible for more than one-quarter of the delegates. >> it is tough for us, only because there is the money disadvantage, but we have got a great grassroots campaign. we are hanging in there. >> throwing her support behind mitt romney, former first lady barbara bush, who recorded a message for voters in vermont and another area. >> we have known them for years and believe he is the best man to run the country for the next four years, and she will make a great first lady. >> eric cantor indoors mitt romney on "meet the press. >> he has put forth a pro- growth plan for the future, the only one. >> the largest delegates up for grabs the super tuesday, georgia. >> we have worked very hard to make sure we can carry georgia, and all of the polls indicate we will carry georgia. >> for the latest on the rays, check on our web site and click on the politics tab. a man from upstate
the latest poll shows mitt romney gaining on rick santorum. there matchup is now a statistical dead heat, but because santorum failed to complete the paperwork, he may not be eligible for more than one-quarter of the delegates. >> it is tough for us, only because there is the money disadvantage, but we have got a great grassroots campaign. we are hanging in there. >> throwing her support behind mitt romney, former first lady barbara bush, who recorded a message for voters in vermont...
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romney and the delegates that he needs are held by rick santorum, then we'll have a romney and rick santorum ticket. christy is a problem. would he light up the campaign trail initially and the question is would the tea party be happy with his positions when they get a close look at them because he is a northeastern republican, although a right leaning one. >> would rubio think i have enough star power and enough chops and i'm young enough doing this under my own power. i don't want to be lassoed to a candidate that may lose this time around. >> ticket looks like a loser, why would anybody want to get on board. the most obvious ticket would be romney and santorum. if they can make up, maybe the rest of the party can. what if rick santorum gets the nomination what is not unthinkable at this point. then i can't imagine rick santorum and mitt romney. but i can imagine rick santorum and -- and he's a mid-western guy and a working man's guy. thing that could be good. >> in 2008 john mccain became a boring candidate. he went to vietnam. the point is when he picked up senator palin, it was a sensat
romney and the delegates that he needs are held by rick santorum, then we'll have a romney and rick santorum ticket. christy is a problem. would he light up the campaign trail initially and the question is would the tea party be happy with his positions when they get a close look at them because he is a northeastern republican, although a right leaning one. >> would rubio think i have enough star power and enough chops and i'm young enough doing this under my own power. i don't want to be...
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in terms of the arguments being made by mitt romney and rick santorum, mitt romney was trying to present himself as a man of the people, the man who could feel the pain of the workers that have lost their jobs or that are struggling. he seems to have ditched that argument now and has presented himself more as the man with a proven track record. his appeal is that if you trust me, i will bring jobs back to states like ohio. and rick santorum and more credibly claim to be somewhat of a man of the people. he comes from the rust belt in pennsylvania. he has the coal and steel industry running through his veins and he does feel he is the right man to generate jobs whoever wins that argument will garner more votes here. icollects will be speaking to hm through the course of the evening as the -- >> we will be speaking to him through the course of the evening as the results come in. perhaps no politics matter more than what is to be done about iran posing nuclear ambitions. there has been a heated discussion over what the next steps should be. >> there is a new mood music on iran spent nuclear
in terms of the arguments being made by mitt romney and rick santorum, mitt romney was trying to present himself as a man of the people, the man who could feel the pain of the workers that have lost their jobs or that are struggling. he seems to have ditched that argument now and has presented himself more as the man with a proven track record. his appeal is that if you trust me, i will bring jobs back to states like ohio. and rick santorum and more credibly claim to be somewhat of a man of the...
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romney loses. 50-100,000, mitt romney loses. how do you win a state when you loose every single income bracket in the state? oh, again, mitt romney wins among the wealthiest sliver of the electorate. that is the only group that mitt romney won that is the only group of voters mitt romney won in michigan or in ohio. he lost the primary or at best tied with voters in every single income bracket in both states, except for the wealthiest sliver of the electorate. how do you win a state when you were only winning the wealthiest sliver and losing everything else? ah-ha. mitt romney is not just appealing to the rich people in these states. he is inspiring the rich people in these states. turns out mitt romney's candidacy is driving up voter participation by the richest people in the country. this is amazing. in 2008 in the republican primary in ohio, the proportion of voters in that primary that year that were making over $100,000, 21%. that was 2008. 21%. this year, 30%. of the electorate is making over $100,000. those are mitt romney
romney loses. 50-100,000, mitt romney loses. how do you win a state when you loose every single income bracket in the state? oh, again, mitt romney wins among the wealthiest sliver of the electorate. that is the only group that mitt romney won that is the only group of voters mitt romney won in michigan or in ohio. he lost the primary or at best tied with voters in every single income bracket in both states, except for the wealthiest sliver of the electorate. how do you win a state when you...
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. >> a night of big victories for mitt romney. the former governor won six of 10 states yesterday including ohio. rick santorum came in next with three victories. it's clear that super tuesday is not the end of the race by a longshot. brianne carter has the latest. >> in what some expected to be a decisive night in the gop race for the white house it turned out to be anything but with three candidates claiming victory. in the toughest fight of the night, mitt romney narrowly won in ohio with success in five other states as well. he is turning its focus to the general election. >> on november 6 we will stand united, not only having won an election but having saved a future. >> after claiming the top spot in tennessee oklahoma, and north dakota, rick santorum says that he is also "minute to win it. >> we have one in the west, the midwest, and in the south and we are ready to win across this country -- we won. >> and gingrich winning in georgia says that he's taking it one step at a time. >> there are lots of money rabbits and i am t
. >> a night of big victories for mitt romney. the former governor won six of 10 states yesterday including ohio. rick santorum came in next with three victories. it's clear that super tuesday is not the end of the race by a longshot. brianne carter has the latest. >> in what some expected to be a decisive night in the gop race for the white house it turned out to be anything but with three candidates claiming victory. in the toughest fight of the night, mitt romney narrowly won in...
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mitt romney has had the edge. yet rick santorum has been close in a lot of these states. >> tuesday is a big day for finances. a headline. >> the major thing we are going is loans tog for campaign. not necessarily mitt romney. $11.5expected to report a million raised in february. further will they be to go with their financial disadvantages to mitt romney? >> thank you. the supreme court a high-profile free speech case. stephen howard was arrested approaching dick cheney in iraqhis policies were disgusting. secret service charged him with claimedbecause they touched dick cheney briefly. >> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke will be teaching class washingtone university. four class is on e federal reserve. the classes are part of a course offered to undergraduates at the university school of business. the first class is tuesday afternoon. michelle obama will be on late night television. on the latea guest david letterman. the first lady will be there to discuss her initiatives for military families. is her first
mitt romney has had the edge. yet rick santorum has been close in a lot of these states. >> tuesday is a big day for finances. a headline. >> the major thing we are going is loans tog for campaign. not necessarily mitt romney. $11.5expected to report a million raised in february. further will they be to go with their financial disadvantages to mitt romney? >> thank you. the supreme court a high-profile free speech case. stephen howard was arrested approaching dick cheney in...
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>> mitt romney is expected to pick up a key endorsement today. who is and what could it mean for other gop hopefuls? we have the answer in this morning's commitment 2012 report. >> mitt romney is picking up more support from the gop. his republican rivals are determined to stay in the race. first, former first lady barbara bush. then a boost from jeb. today, mitt romney expects the endorsement from former president george h. w. bush. on wednesday, romani also got the backing of marco rubio -- romney also got the backing of marco rubio. >> one thing that could bring this momentum to a screeching halt is to turn over the keys to the white house to rick santorum or mitt romney. >> we have to find the right spot in the lane. >> with a calendar of contests on favorable to rick santorum, it could be a tough month. trailing far behind, newt gingrich fired his campaign manager and laid off much of his staff. but he refuses to give up. >> there are two large principals that led me to run for president. one was values and the other was an ovation. >> ron p
>> mitt romney is expected to pick up a key endorsement today. who is and what could it mean for other gop hopefuls? we have the answer in this morning's commitment 2012 report. >> mitt romney is picking up more support from the gop. his republican rivals are determined to stay in the race. first, former first lady barbara bush. then a boost from jeb. today, mitt romney expects the endorsement from former president george h. w. bush. on wednesday, romani also got the backing of...
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romney is now looking ahead to the next contest in illinois. he focused on the economy when he spoke to a crowd in the northern part of that state. romney told the crowd he is the only candidate with the experience to beat president obama in november's general election. >> i don't think we're going to replace an economic lightweight with another economic lightwa ds lightweight. i'm not a lightweight when it comes to the economy. i understand how the economy works. >> both have said they will stay in the race. according to "the new york times," storm's advisoriers are trying to persuade him to switch delegates. >>> tomorrow much more is at stake. 54 delegates up for grabs. polls have shown republican voters favor mitt romney in the moderate midwestern state. rick santorum will only be eligible for 44 delegates because he's not on the ballot in all of the illinois districts. >>> and puerto rico's victory gave mitt romney a commanding lead in the delegate count. he has 521 delegates going into the race. rick santorum has 253. and newt gingrich is
romney is now looking ahead to the next contest in illinois. he focused on the economy when he spoke to a crowd in the northern part of that state. romney told the crowd he is the only candidate with the experience to beat president obama in november's general election. >> i don't think we're going to replace an economic lightweight with another economic lightwa ds lightweight. i'm not a lightweight when it comes to the economy. i understand how the economy works. >> both have said...
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that shows romney would have a strong base of support, but here is romney's challenge. while he captured all of those counties in red, the counties you see in blue ron paul won those today. here's just one example of that. let's take warren county, that's where front royal is located. paul clobbered romney there 59% to 41% and one party leader tells me if he's the nominee, romney has to find a way to win over those pockets populated with conservative independent-minded voters. if republicans want to beat president obama in battleground virginia they must have the energy of the ron paul supporters behind them. wendy. >>> news 4 along with nbc news will watch the ohio returns all night long. watch nbcwashington.com for updates. we'll be back on the air live with news 4 today at 4:30 tomorrow morning. >>> president obama appears to be in campaign mode and took some spotlight away from the gop today by holding his first news conference of the year. he announced a plan to cut refinancing fees for fha loans by half. he talked about syria defending his decision to use sanction
that shows romney would have a strong base of support, but here is romney's challenge. while he captured all of those counties in red, the counties you see in blue ron paul won those today. here's just one example of that. let's take warren county, that's where front royal is located. paul clobbered romney there 59% to 41% and one party leader tells me if he's the nominee, romney has to find a way to win over those pockets populated with conservative independent-minded voters. if republicans...
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romney really wanted this one. rick santorum is ahead tonight 38% over mitt romney, a big win for rick santorum, keeps his momentum going and again look again at that race in ohio tonight and that is on the razor's edge now, at least with 78% of the vote in, only about 500 votes separate rick santorum and mitt romney, those big cleveland areas counties like cuyahoga county still out geauga county still out tonight. it's an area mitt romney needs to win. otherwise this race could go very badly for him in ohio. let's get to candidates starting with rick santorum who is in steubenville, ohio tonight with his supporters. >> we can add to iowa, missouri, minnesota, colorado, now oklahoma and tennessee. >> what a great night. there are three states now tonight under our belt and counting. we're going to get more before this night is over. >> with your help we're going to go on to tampa and win the nomination. [ cheering and applause ] >> we shall see, a big win for newt gingrich tonight in his homestate of georgia, but t
romney really wanted this one. rick santorum is ahead tonight 38% over mitt romney, a big win for rick santorum, keeps his momentum going and again look again at that race in ohio tonight and that is on the razor's edge now, at least with 78% of the vote in, only about 500 votes separate rick santorum and mitt romney, those big cleveland areas counties like cuyahoga county still out geauga county still out tonight. it's an area mitt romney needs to win. otherwise this race could go very badly...
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. >> mitt romney is the projected winner of puerto rico's sunday primary. he walked away with 20 delegates and that is a critical step towards a slowing rick santorum 's momentum. he was on the ground in tuesday's battleground, illinois and attacking president obama in his own backyard. >> he is an economic light weight and he has made decisions that have hurt the american people. it is time to put in place an economic heavyweight, and i am, and i will get the job done. >> santorum is hoping to hit another home run by focusing on social issues. >> religious liberty, marriage, the family, life. they are at the core and they cannot be ignored. >> santorum, newt gingrich, and ron paul, are all trying to drag out the fight and keep romney from winning enough delegates. >> this process will play itself out. we will have a nominee i think very soon. >> the convention might not turn out to be a coronation. republicans are getting ready for the possibility of a nomination for fight. >> no real surprise, it seems that people have not stopped using the bay bridge sin
. >> mitt romney is the projected winner of puerto rico's sunday primary. he walked away with 20 delegates and that is a critical step towards a slowing rick santorum 's momentum. he was on the ground in tuesday's battleground, illinois and attacking president obama in his own backyard. >> he is an economic light weight and he has made decisions that have hurt the american people. it is time to put in place an economic heavyweight, and i am, and i will get the job done. >>...
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> i'm looking for a smaller government who will allow me to grow. >> reporter: he's voting for mitt romney on tuesday because he thinks the former ceo can best help small business. >> the country is like a big business and someone needs to run it that way. >> reporter: his favorite is still trailing rick santorum by a few points in ohio and more than 1/3 of the state's republicans are still trying to make up their mind. in the past 40 years no republican has won the presidency without winning ohio. in toledo susan mcguiness, cbs news. back to you, derek. >>> for everybody keeping score on this one, there are 66 delegates at stake in ohio. back to you in the studio. >>> the virginia supreme court ruled today attorney general ken cuccinelli has no authority to demand records from a former university of virginia climate researcher. cuccinelli, a global warming skeptic, wanted copies of michael mann's e-mails. the republican lawmaker said he was investigates whether mann manipulated data to get federal grants for his research. cuccinelli appealed to the supreme court after another judge didn't
> i'm looking for a smaller government who will allow me to grow. >> reporter: he's voting for mitt romney on tuesday because he thinks the former ceo can best help small business. >> the country is like a big business and someone needs to run it that way. >> reporter: his favorite is still trailing rick santorum by a few points in ohio and more than 1/3 of the state's republicans are still trying to make up their mind. in the past 40 years no republican has won the...
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mitt romney and rick santorum are fighting for every single one of them. earlier this week, rick santorum stepped into hot water when he said if puerto rico once to gain statehood it needs to make english its primary language. he has not back down yesterday he tried to explain the position. >> that is something i think -- >> the race heads to illinois on tuesday. mitt romney started the day there at the pancake house outside of chicago. >> we will win on tuesday. >> sister date newt gingrich was realistic about his chances. -- yesterday new gingrich was realistic about his chances. a new poll found republican voters to support newt gingrich are just as likely to support mitt romney as their second choice as they are to support rick santorum. president obama stumped for campaign cash in chicago. he had a special welcome to the republican contenders. >> maybe some lincoln will rub off on them while they are here. >> they are outspending him by a margin of seven-one. a clear sign of how high they consider the state is heading into the primaries. >> the new ip
mitt romney and rick santorum are fighting for every single one of them. earlier this week, rick santorum stepped into hot water when he said if puerto rico once to gain statehood it needs to make english its primary language. he has not back down yesterday he tried to explain the position. >> that is something i think -- >> the race heads to illinois on tuesday. mitt romney started the day there at the pancake house outside of chicago. >> we will win on tuesday. >>...
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romney not conservative enough.s mean? on the phone with us now, msnbc time magazine senior political analyst. close finishes in both states. saint what does it mean? >> well, its means that rick santorum now has a chance to become salted alternative. we're going to use wieek enfron runner. he has to do well. we ire going to have all of these questions about die content. you know. the end of the morn. kind of the third biggest industrial spet where is this kind of captioning. it cuss give saint a better chance than he's ever had. >> you know, the message from the romney campaign that this is about mirth. and who's likely to win them? is it true? if so, how does rick santoru fight that argument. start talking about a message. why does hoe want to be bethought. it is true, i believe, that you cannot stop mitt romney from grinning to the convention with the mideast delegates. let's say santorum runs a string of victories. if that doesn't happen, then santorum is going to have to find a way to win at the convention to try to w
romney not conservative enough.s mean? on the phone with us now, msnbc time magazine senior political analyst. close finishes in both states. saint what does it mean? >> well, its means that rick santorum now has a chance to become salted alternative. we're going to use wieek enfron runner. he has to do well. we ire going to have all of these questions about die content. you know. the end of the morn. kind of the third biggest industrial spet where is this kind of captioning. it cuss give...
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a new quinnipiac poll shows romney gaining ground and his rival rick santorum slipping a bit. the two are now virtually tied. romney is trying to convince voters he is the best choice to shore up the nation's sagging economy. >> i understand what it takes to get a business successful and to thrive. i understand how government gets in the way. >> reporter: rick santorum argues the fact that romney has a big financial advantage and has not yet wrapped up the nomination shows voters aren't convinced the governor is the best candidate to challenge the president. the former senator says if newt gingrich would call it quits then santorum's conservative message would lead him to victory. >> we're doing pretty well. in michigan we would have won easily. >> gingrich is focused on georgia, the state he once represented in congress. he needs to win there in order to stay in the race. the former house speaker sounds confident. >> i think i'm beginning to come back into being my real job which is to be sort of the visionary conservative who offers bigger, better solutions for the future. >
a new quinnipiac poll shows romney gaining ground and his rival rick santorum slipping a bit. the two are now virtually tied. romney is trying to convince voters he is the best choice to shore up the nation's sagging economy. >> i understand what it takes to get a business successful and to thrive. i understand how government gets in the way. >> reporter: rick santorum argues the fact that romney has a big financial advantage and has not yet wrapped up the nomination shows voters...
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i talked to a lot of republicans within mitt romney's campaign or comporters of mitt romney so which he would have stood up to mitt romney and took a pass on that issue. >> maybe somebody will figure that out to the good answer to all the problems they've been having. thanks for your time and in sight tonight. >> as always, the forces of goodness prevail not because they are right or smart as because the evil forces are at their core morons. governor of pennsylvania seeking shame for women seeking abotherses that passed in virginia said something to insensitive that if you gentlemen of the audience or i said what's up? >>how ya doing? >>good. >>what you got there? >>a u.v. light lunch box. >>wow! how does it work? >>you put the fruit in, you turn it on, you wait for ten seconds, you take it out. it's a healthy apple to eat. >>that's big. if you sell as manny of those as we sold records, one day i'm going to be going to your house. >>got a cool idea of your own? enter it now at wouldntitbecoolif.com. four finalist will have the chance to pitch their idea to will.i.am. one winner may s
i talked to a lot of republicans within mitt romney's campaign or comporters of mitt romney so which he would have stood up to mitt romney and took a pass on that issue. >> maybe somebody will figure that out to the good answer to all the problems they've been having. thanks for your time and in sight tonight. >> as always, the forces of goodness prevail not because they are right or smart as because the evil forces are at their core morons. governor of pennsylvania seeking shame...
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nbc news has declared mitt romney in the hawaii republican caucuses. he won 45% of the vote beating rick santorum by 20 points. rick saint's southern suite gave the pa set rios last fight. romney is the party's inevitable nominee. just after 10:00 eastern time, he won with 35% report. so third place finished there in alabama for romney. then, just after 11:00 p.m. or just minutes before, actually, a tighter race in mississippi. also called for santorum. he wanted some of the vote there. followed with 31 and 30% respective. so mitt romney, close. santorum celebrated the knife with upcoming comporters. bank blank. >> the name is now for conservatives to pull together. the time is now to make sure -- to make sure -- that we have the best chance to win this election v and the best chance to win this election is to nominate a conservative to go up against barack who can take obama on on every issue. we want to make sure everyone knows. we're campaigning. we are going foe win this nomination pefr that convention. >> despite losing across the south, he vowed
nbc news has declared mitt romney in the hawaii republican caucuses. he won 45% of the vote beating rick santorum by 20 points. rick saint's southern suite gave the pa set rios last fight. romney is the party's inevitable nominee. just after 10:00 eastern time, he won with 35% report. so third place finished there in alabama for romney. then, just after 11:00 p.m. or just minutes before, actually, a tighter race in mississippi. also called for santorum. he wanted some of the vote there....
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. >> we had a good night last night but so did governor romney. that's why we have to start anew here. we have to win here in kansas and win big! >> woodruff: leaders of a super pac supporting santorum-- the red, white and blue fund-- called for gingrich to quit the race, and give santorum a clear shot at romney. but gingrich made clear he has no intention of doing so, as he campaigned in alabama, which has its primary next tuesday. >> we are staying in this race because i believe that it's going to be impossible for a moderate to win a general election. and i believe-- we tried it in 1996 and it didn't work. we tried it in 2008 and it didn't work. >> woodruff: the republican field will also hunt for delegates in mississippi and hawaii next tuesdayand in illinois and louisiana, later this month. >> ifill: for more on what we saw on super tuesday and the path ahead for the republican candidates, we turn to susan page, washington bureau chief of "usa today," andrew kohut, president of the pew research center, and former kentucky secretary of state t
. >> we had a good night last night but so did governor romney. that's why we have to start anew here. we have to win here in kansas and win big! >> woodruff: leaders of a super pac supporting santorum-- the red, white and blue fund-- called for gingrich to quit the race, and give santorum a clear shot at romney. but gingrich made clear he has no intention of doing so, as he campaigned in alabama, which has its primary next tuesday. >> we are staying in this race because i...
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so you know what, maybe it's not romney. it could be governor palin or chris christie or that baby sloth in pajamas that's been lying up the internet, or the ipad 3. i know i'd love to have him on the show. [laughter] now, of course, the next three months will be a grinding, delegate-counting death march to tampa, but if we get through that, a brokered convention would be a gripping spectacle as cnn proved last night, using virtual reality. jim? >> tom foreman is here to take us into what we're calling a virtual convention. so how could such a war actually shape up here where i'm virtually standing right now at the republican convention in tampa. this is where i will be tonight tracking the changes minute by minute and letting you see if we're getting closer to a wild, brutal, bruising, brokered convention or closer to the balloons dropping for a clear and obvious front-runner. >> finally, budget-strapped campbell news can use thousands of hours of digital renderings to avoid the crippling expense of balloons. and with virtu
so you know what, maybe it's not romney. it could be governor palin or chris christie or that baby sloth in pajamas that's been lying up the internet, or the ipad 3. i know i'd love to have him on the show. [laughter] now, of course, the next three months will be a grinding, delegate-counting death march to tampa, but if we get through that, a brokered convention would be a gripping spectacle as cnn proved last night, using virtual reality. jim? >> tom foreman is here to take us into what...
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but romney isn't expected to win victories on tuesday. rick santorum is the only candidate with scheduled stops in the south over the next few days. today snoumpl won a large-margin victory in kansas. he attacked romney for saying he never suggested individual mandates in federal health care. >> we already have one president that doesn't tell the truth to the american people. we don't need another nominated by our party to do the same. >> reporter: newt gingrich is counting on a strong showing in mississippi and alabama. ron paul spent the day with voters in kansas but still came in fourth. >>> rick santorum will be on "meet the press" tomorrow and so will virginia governor bob mcdonald and martin o'malley. you can watch it at 10:30 a.m. here on nbc4. >>> the virginia battle is heading to a special session. lawmakers could not reach an agreement. at issue, new amendments from posed by the democrats. they want $450 million in additional spending. 150 million of that will go to education and transportation. the democrats also want money all
but romney isn't expected to win victories on tuesday. rick santorum is the only candidate with scheduled stops in the south over the next few days. today snoumpl won a large-margin victory in kansas. he attacked romney for saying he never suggested individual mandates in federal health care. >> we already have one president that doesn't tell the truth to the american people. we don't need another nominated by our party to do the same. >> reporter: newt gingrich is counting on a...
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. >>> a big night for mitt romney topping our stories this morning. he handily won five of the 10 states in the super tuesday contest including virginia but he and ron paul were the only ones on the ballot. he also squeaked out a victory against rick santorum in ohio. but santorum's camp says it was happy with the results having been outspent massively by romney. >>> a flu strain is being linked to the deaths of family members in calvert county. three people have died. two of them were infected with influenza a that was made worse by a bacterial coinfection. >>> karen toles was pulled over last month driving more than 100 miles per hour on the highway. the officer gave her a ticket forren up safe lane change, not speeding. but now they say she should have received two citations. >>> it is now down to the top 13 on american idol and the final contestants are taking on music ledgened stevie wonder and the late whitney houston for the title. >> just a little pressure doing those songs. ann springer has more. >> the top 13, come on out here. >> reporter:
. >>> a big night for mitt romney topping our stories this morning. he handily won five of the 10 states in the super tuesday contest including virginia but he and ron paul were the only ones on the ballot. he also squeaked out a victory against rick santorum in ohio. but santorum's camp says it was happy with the results having been outspent massively by romney. >>> a flu strain is being linked to the deaths of family members in calvert county. three people have died. two of...